You can unsubscribe at any time.
14 October 2026
Author: Mr Asif S Kasbati (FCA, FCMA & LLB).
Page 1 is pasted below. For the Full Brochure, Click Here.
Dear Learned Recipient
If your Goodself gets this email without Links, please contact us immediately.
590+ Taxes & Levies (including FED, GIDC, Budgets, IMF, ORS/BS 19+ FST cum Customs Duty but excluding those which are exclusively about Customs Duty)
1. Income tax returns: FBR urged to grant more time for submission-BR
2. FBR reveals release date for Active Taxpayers List for Tax Year 2026-PK
3. FBR sets 3% advance tax on provincial sales tax registered persons for TY2027-PK
4. Filing of Income Tax returns: FBR chairman urged to further extend deadline to Nov 15-BR
5. Inequitable taxation-DD
6. FBR cuts steel sector integration period to six months under revised sales tax rules-PK
7. PM Shehbaz sets December 31 deadline for sales tax production monitoring system-PK
8. Govt orders production monitoring across Pakistan’s industrial sectors by December 31-PPT
9. Pakistan, IMF discuss targeted relief as Middle East conflict fuels energy prices, inflation risks-PPT
10. PM orders all industries to install tax monitoring systems by year-end-DTS
11. PM orders FBR to expand automated production monitoring in industries by year-end-TN
12. Cashless drive: Govt tightens digital payments oversight, plans tax reforms-BR
13. KATI seeks another extension for income tax returns deadline-BR
14. FM Aurangzeb vows continued reforms under IMF programme-BR
15. Pakistan and IMF: A universal cure for all diseases- BR
16. IMF says higher bond yields underscore urgency of fiscal consolidation-BR
17. IMF sees Pakistan's inflation rising to 9.9% in 2027 as growth slows- BR
18. IMF raises Pakistan’s FY27 inflation forecast to 9.9%, keeps growth projection at 3.5%-PPT
19. IMF projects Pakistan’s inflation at 9.9% in current fiscal year-TNS
20. IMF raises inflation forecast to 9.9%-ET
Economy & Inflation matters (including Import, Export & CPEC)
1. Economic stability alone is not enough-BR
2. PM Shehbaz briefs allied parties on KP situation, defends 'constitutional measures'-BR
3. Dar reviews progress on wheat import-BR
4. Govt to consult provinces before setting wheat price: PM-BR
5. Export-led growth requires business-friendly environment: LCCI-BR
6. ICCI for new industrial estate in capital-BR
7. Pakistan car sales rise 43% in Q1 FY2026-27- BR
8. China's exports surge 36.3% y/y in September, imports up 31%-BR
9. Pakistan’s growth during FY27 projected at 3.5pc, inflation at 9.9pc: IMF-DD
10. Pakistan’s economy to grow over 4pc in current FY: Aurangzeb-TN
11. Senate panel questions reliance on foreign loans for development projects-PK
12. PM Shehbaz says wheat price to be decided with provinces-PK
13. Pakistan to chair global borrowers group facing ‘perfect storm’-TNS
14. Pakistan seeks global finance overhaul-ET
15. Pakistan eyes over $1bn from privatisation of 5-6 entities-DTS
16. Govt secures $705m for three sections of M-6 motorway-TN
17. PM Shehbaz says wheat available in abundance for domestic needs, vows no leniency for hoarders-DD
18. Auto sales rebound in Q1 amid policy uncertainty-TNS
19. What’s up with McDonald’s latest ad campaign in Pakistan?-BR
20. With more disclosures: SE Fruits to submit IPO application afresh-BR
21. Close neighbour, distant market: how Pakistan lags behind in Dubai’s eateries- BR
22. Addressing rising costs, arresting decline: PTEA wants 6-8pc DLTL support tied to 10pc rise in exports-BR
USD 7,000+ million mineral Deposit in KPK & Balochistan and Partnership of US-Pakistan - SIFC related earlier PID news
23. USD 7,000+ million mineral Deposit in KPK & Balochistan and Partnership of US-Pakistan - SIFC related earlier Dawn news
24. USD 7,000+ million mineral Deposit in KPK & Balochistan and Partnership of US-Pakistan - US recent views
25. USD 7,000+ million mineral Deposit in KPK & Balochistan and Partnership of US-Pakistan. Why US is so much interested & what US Expert say about the same
460+ Company Laws
1. NBFCs dealing in guarantees: SECP amends criteria of qualified capital-BR
2. Insurance surveyors: SECP suggests overhauling regulatory framework-BR
300+ Banking, Finance & Investments (including Monetary Policy, Foreign Exchange, FATF, AML/CFT & NBFC)
1. SBP directs banks to put on hold sugar exports by mills located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-BR
2. SBP revises sugar export rules for 200,000 tonnes, clears Punjab and Sindh mills-PK
3. SBP launches ‘BoE 2026’ policy-BR
4. SBP revises instructions for sugar exports-BR
5. Government retires Rs2.31 trillion in bank borrowing in first quarter of FY2027-PK
6. SBP launches Banking on Equality Policy 2026 to narrow gender gap-PK
7. SBP unveils second policy to narrow gender gap in financial inclusion-TNS
8. Banking Ombudsman resolves Rs1.2 billion cases in favour of customers-PK
9. PM Shehbaz sets Rs2.2 trillion SME financing target by 2028-PK
10. PM Shehbaz directs doubling of SME financing to Rs2.2 trillion by 2028-PPT
11. PM sets Rs2.2tr SME financing target by 2028-DD
12. JazzCash QR merchants reach 1.9 million as Pakistan expands cashless payments-PK
13. Pakistan explores local, foreign currency financing options with Citibank-PPT
14. World Bank mobilises nearly $3.2 billion in private capital for Pakistan since 2022-PPT
15. Pakistan explores digital bonds, tokenisation with World Bank-TNS
16. Banking Mohtasib provides Rs1.46bn relief to customers-BR
17. The business of staying small-BR
Market (Stock, Currency, Gold, Textile, Cotton & PMEX)
1. Asia shares edge up as chip selloff eases; US CPI awaited-BR
2. PSX witnesses bearish trend, loses over 1,964 points-DTS
3. PSX witnesses bearish trend, loses 1964 points-TN
4. Dollar languishes as focus turns to CPI, Fed speakers-BR
5. Rupee strengthens against dollar-DTS
6. Gold prices decline by Rs 2,100 per tola-DTS
7. Gold price declines by Rs2,100 per tola-TN
8. Gold prices hold firm ahead of US inflation data-BR
9. Gold price per tola gains Rs900 in Pakistan-BR
10. Textile body urges PM to retain export facilitation scheme for yarns, fabrics-BR
POL, Gas, other Minerals & Electricity (including Solar & Water)
1. Oil prices climb as traders weigh Saudi supply risk, Russian diesel flow-BR
2. Saudi coalition strikes Yemen oil sites after Houthi attacks- BR
3. Oil prices ease as traders monitor Russian diesel deal, Saudi attacks-BR
4. Govt cuts petrol price by Rs2.71, diesel by Re0.03 per litre-BR
5. Oil prices mixed-BR
6. Petrol price cut by Rs2.71, HSD’s by 3 paise-BR
7. Oil and gas resources, corporate profits: Authorities directed to transfer 50pc share to provinces- BR
8. JI urges parliament to abolish petroleum levy-ET
9. Petrol price cut by Rs2.71 per litre, diesel cheaper by Rs0.03-APP
10. Pakistan cuts petrol price by Rs2.71, diesel by 3 paisas per litre-PK
11. Govt lowers petrol price by Rs2.71, HSD by Re0.03 per litre-TNS
12. Govt cuts petrol by Rs2.71, diesel by 3 paisas for Oct 14-ET
13. Oil gains 2% as Mideast attacks overshadow hopes of more Russian supplies-TNS
14. Senate panel directs Petroleum Division to submit OMCs’ 2-year profits details-TN
15. CPPA-G seeks increase of 38 percent in fee-TN
16. In Comedy Show, let us watch Hassan Nisar Sb guidance to Public (especially Punjabis in Punjabi) for PDL levy abolition, Electricity Bills reduction, etc
17. Power Planning & Monitoring Company seeks NEPRA approval to formalise role in electricity sector-PPT
18. Pakistan, Italy agree to set up Centres of Excellence for marble, agro-tech-APP
19. Generation, transmission & distribution: Power regulator urges govt to repeal five existing rules-BR
20. Old claims, new tariffs-BR
Weather Updates
2. Dry weather forecast for Sindh-TN
3. Lahore ranks world’s most polluted city with AQI of 199-TN
4. Admin told to intensify anti-smog measures-DD
320+ Human Resources (including Training, Health, Precautions & Safety - other than above areas)
1. Govt, provinces urged to agree on common core curriculum-BR
2. Findings of addressing GBV financing study unveiled-BR
3. Sindh CM proposes partnerships with Huawei, Humanwell Healthcare Group-BR
4. 40 major media groups join AI copyright coalition-BR
5. Pakistan, EU explore partnership to develop electric vehicle skills-PK
6. Govt eyes 30% EV target for 2030-ET
7. Poverty reduction ‘a national priority’-ET
8. SSDO Launches Child Protection Campaign, “Child Protection Is Everyone’s Responsibility,” Calls for Stronger Safeguardi-APP
9. FUUAST Organises PHARMACON 2.0 on World Pharmacists Day-APP
10. SZH marks World Arthritis Day with awareness walk-TN
11. 35pc drop in fatal traffic accidents recorded in Punjab-TN
12. Interesting event as to Why 67 Revenue Officers refused promotion from Grade 15 to 17 and their refusal was accepted
Politics
1. Opening History pages: What happened when Jamaat e Islami was earlier tried to stop from Islamic Work & Public Work and then Banned in earlier practical Dictatorship
2. How Norway manages its $2.25 trillion fund
3. Shehbaz Sharif says failed dialogue left government with no option on KP governor’s rule-PK
4. Govt was left with ‘no option’ but emergency, governor rule: PM Shehbaz-ET
5. Govt was compelled to impose governor’s rule in KP amid surge in terrorism: PM-TNS
6. No elected govt ‘ousted’ in KP through governor’s rule, says law minister-TNS
7. New KP setup has ‘no chance of failure’, performance will decide its fate: Vawda-TNS
8. KP apex committee vows decisive anti-terror steps-TNS
9. KP will follow Islamabad now, not Kabul, says Governor-TN
10. Islamabad and not Kabul will decide KP’s policies, says Kundi-DTS
11. Afridi, some cabinet members in preventative custody, confirms Talal-DTS
12. Non-functional Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa CM Sohail Afridi’s brother moves PHC over alleged ‘illegal’ detention-ET
13. Sohail Afridi’s brother approaches Peshawar High Court to trace his whereabouts-DD
14. ‘Negotiations were a sham’: Raja Nasir Abbas lambasts government for pre-planning governor’s rule-ET
15. Khyber rises in protest as PTI march flops in Swabi-ET
16. PTI to launch legal battle against governor’s rule in KP-TN
17. PTI seeks production orders for ‘detained’ MNAs ahead of NA, Senate sessions-DD
18. PTI’s protest call draws lacklustre response in Peshawar-DD
19. Govt says people of KP ‘welcomed’ governor’s rule as it gave them ‘hope’-DD
20. Dar-led body to oversee KP affairs following imposition of governor’s rule, emergency-DD
21. Balochistan opposition rejects KP emergency-DD
22. Muqam, KP Governor discuss law & order situation-TN
24. President summons sessions of NA, Senate today-TN
Karachi
1. Commissioner Karachi Chairs Key Meeting at Arts Council to Review Arrangements for World Culture Festival-APP
2. JCP extends term of SHC Constitutional Benches for one year-APP
3. Murad Ali Shah invites Chinese firm to lay 100km water pipeline in Karachi-TN
4. Karachi administration decides to launch crackdown on illegal billboards-TN
5. Commissioner orders crackdown on ‘illegal’ billboards across Karachi-DD
6. Karachi Police arrest over 905 suspects during week-TN
7. Five bodies recovered from house in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Hadeed-TNS
8. Five members of a family found dead inside home in Karachi’s Malir-ET
9. 5 of a family found dead inside locked flat in Karachi’s Bin Qasim-DD
10. Anchorperson Iqrarul Hassan remanded in NCCIA custody for four days-DD
11. Sindh United Party condemns ban on rallies-DD
12. Nationalist alliance plans ‘Sindh Unity March’ in Larkana this week-DD
13. Sindh CM proposes partnerships with Huawei, Humanwell Healthcare Group-BR
Karachi braves its hottest October day so far-BR
Islam Here & Hereafter
Other Pakistan
1. PM defends steps in relation to ‘turbulent’ KP-BR
2. PM Shehbaz calls for more legal migration pathways for Pakistanis to Europe-BR
3. NA, Senate may endorse KP emergency, governor’s rule-BR
4. Naqvi tells Senate: There’s no violation of constitution-BR
5. Anemia and child stunting: Minister advocates for creating dedicated task forces in all provinces-BR
6. Overcrowded prisons, denied justice-BR
7. NA, Senate may endorse KP emergency, governor’s rule-BR
8. Generation, transmission & distribution: Power regulator urges govt to repeal five existing rules-BR
9. Emergency and governor’s rule: KPK at a crossroads-BR
10. NA pays tribute to Bashir Virk-BR
11. CM sets deadline to improve Suthra Punjab operations-BR
12. President advocates for greater opportunities for legal migration- BR
13. Dar meets EU Commissioner Brunner-BR
14. JCP extends term of SHC’s constitutional benches-BR
15. ‘PPP chooses to stand with state at cost of its own political interests’-BR
16. Omani FM arrives-BR
17. Imposition of emergency, governor’s rule challenged in PHC- BR
18. Gulshan town: Construction, rehabilitation of streets under way: Monem-BR
19. Rehman Baba Express derails in Multan, killing six and injuring 30-PK
20. Four killed, several injured as Rehman Baba Express derails near Multan-TN
21. Rehman Baba Express derails in Multan, killing at least seven passengers-TNS
22. At least seven killed, over 50 injured as Rehman Baba Express derails near Multan-ET
23. 5 killed, several injured as Peshawar-bound train derails in Punjab’s Multan district-DD
24. Pakistan successfully tests Fatah-2 hypersonic ballistic missile-TNS
25. Pakistan Army successfully test-fires extended-range Fatah-2 hypersonic ballistic missile-ET
26. Army conducts successful test launch of hypersonic Fatah-2 extended range missile: ISPR-DD
27. Two army pilots martyred as training aircraft crashes-DTS
28. Two pilots martyred as Mushshak training aircraft crashes near Quetta-TN
29. Four martyred in landmine explosion near LoC in Poonch-TN
30. Landmine drifting from Indian side kills four youths near LoC in AJK-TNS
31. Police claim situation in Khyber under control after reported clashes-ET
32. Punjab Police arrest over 134,000 POs this year-APP
33. Four killed as van collides with truck on Quetta-Karachi highway in Mastung-ET
34. No mercy for marriage-refusal murderer: SC-ET
35. Violence in response to a woman’s refusal to marry ‘profound shame’ on society’s conscience: Supreme Court-DD
36. FCC rulings binding on all courts, including SC-ET
37. IHC seeks replies on U-16 social media ban plea-ET
38. PM Shehbaz emphasises need for ‘safe, orderly migration’ in meeting with EU commissioner-ET
39. PM Shehbaz, EU official discuss Pakistan’s efforts to curb migrant smuggling-DD
40. President reaffirms commitment to regional peace under Makkah pact in meeting with MDA chief-ET
41. Omani FM arrives in Pakistan, to co-chair Joint Ministerial Commission session-ET
42. Pakistan, Brazil agree to strengthen military-to-military ties-TN
43. PDWP approves schemes worth Rs63.05bn-DD
44. PM directs development of Daanish IT Park into world-class tech hub-DTS
45. Syngenta, Kyoyu Agri Co Ltd announces strategic collaboration-BR
46. The Organic Meat Company Limited: performance and outlook-BR
47. Under the guise of being ‘authentic’-BR
48. Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks-BR
49. A bolt from the blue for retailers: CDA bans sale of products packaged in PET bottles-BR
50. At least four killed, dozens injured as Rehman Baba Express derails near Multan-BR
China
China-North Korea bridge to open on October 15-BR
Other International
1. Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain-BR
2. German embassy hosts jazz concert-BR
3. In a first, AI helps UK lawmaker find her voice in parliament-BR
4. Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after successful 90-minute surgery-TNS
5. Pope Leo admitted to Rome hospital for lung surgery-ET
6. Pope Leo heads to Rome hospital for lung operation-DD
7. Houthis will face ‘consequences’ for attacks, vows Saudi cabinet-TNS
8. Saudis intercept two missiles as Houthis warn Washington against intervention-TNS
9. Saudi Arabia strikes Yemen capital as Houthis vow to retaliate-ET
10. Saudi-led coalition issues evacuation order for Sanaa site; Houthis warn of ‘tough response’ in case of strikes-DD
11. Riyadh vows ‘serious’ response amid Houthi escalation-DD
12. Houthi official warns of swift, painful response if US enters Yemen war-TN
13. Riyadh airport closure extended after Pakistani killed in Houthi strikes-DTS
14. Yemen escalation-DD
15. Pakistan condemns Israeli actions in Syria, calls for withdrawal-DD
16. Pak wants Israeli withdrawal from Syria-ET
17. Indian police detain ‘cockroach’ movement leaders demanding election chief’s resignation-TNS
18. New Delhi police detain top ‘cockroach’ leaders after flash protest at Jantar Mantar-DD
19. India youth shift tactics as police clamp down on election protest-DD
20. What is fuelling India’s protests over changes to voter lists?-ET
21. Trump says Putin, Zelenskyy must reach deal to end ‘ridiculous war’-TN
22. Six Ukrainian energy sites hit by Russia since Trump announced ceasefire, says Zelensky-TN
23. US duo wins 2026 Nobel Economics Prize for work on monetary stabilisation-PPT
24. Two Americans win Nobel prize for models to tackle economic downturns-TN
25. IMF flags risks to global economy from AI market correction, war and debt-ET
26. ‘No choice’: IMF says developing countries must cut spending despite Iran war shock-DD
27. IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3pc, with major Asia benefits-TNS
28. Fitch sees developed-market debt above $75tr-ET
29. Iran will pursue diplomacy to counter sanctions, secure national interests: Iranian FM-ET
The below news items are extracted after sending yesterday email:
(A) Six Newspapers Websites [Business Recorder (BR), Daily Dawn (DD), Express Tribune (ET), The News (TNS),
(B) Three other Business Websites [Pakistan Revenue (PK), Profit Pakistan Today (PPT) & Daily Times (DTS)]
(C) The above areas are covered by average 5 specialized team members, covering about 16 hours per day at different timing slots, under the Leadership of Mr Asif S Kasbati (FCA, FCMA & LLB).
Best regards
Kasbati & Co Team
Copyright © 2023 Kasbati | Email: info.kasbati@tax-excellence.com | Phone No: 02134329108, 02137296771, 02137296783